The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) Orthopedics Department is housed in the Fremont Center's Building 2, which provides patients with a comfortable setting in a state-of-the-art facility. Orthopedic surgeries are performed at the Stanford University Medical Center or at PAMF's on-site Surgecenter.

Fremont Center
Building 2
3200 Kearney Street
Fremont, CA 94538
Main phone: 510-490-1222
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About the Department

PAMF's orthopedic physicians at the Fremont Center focus on the diagnosis, care and treatment of the musculoskeletal system which includes:

• Bones
• Joints
• Muscles
• Ligaments
• Tendons
• Nerves
• Skin

Medical, physical, rehabilitation and/or surgery are used to treat orthopedic problems. Orthopedists work closely with other health care providers and often serve as a consultant to primary care physicians and other specialists.

Common conditions which require an orthopedist include:

• Fractures and dislocations
• Torn ligaments, sprains and strains
• Tendon injuries, pulled muscles and bursitis
• Ruptured disks, sciatica, low back pain and scoliosis
• Knock knees, bow legs, bunions and hammer toes
• Arthritis and osteoporosis
• Bone tumors, muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy
• Club foot and unequal leg length
• Abnormalities of the fingers and toes and growth abnormalities

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